Author: Thomas J. Watson

Quotes

Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.

Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.

- Thomas J. Watson

Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.

Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.

- Thomas J. Watson

Good design is good business.

Good design is good business.

- Thomas J. Watson

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.

- Thomas J. Watson

You don't hear things that are bad about your company unless you ask. It is easy to hear good tidings, but you have to scratch to get the bad news.

You don't hear things that are bad about your company unless you ask. It is easy to hear good tidings, but you have to scratch to get the bad news.

- Thomas J. Watson

If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go out and play as I did when I was a kid.

If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go out and play as I did when I was a kid.

- Thomas J. Watson

The best way to supervise your men is from their reports that they make out.

The best way to supervise your men is from their reports that they make out.

- Thomas J. Watson

Treat each case as an individual case, and give every man an opportunity to earn just as much money as he is capable of earning.

Treat each case as an individual case, and give every man an opportunity to earn just as much money as he is capable of earning.

- Thomas J. Watson

A manager is an assistant to his men.

A manager is an assistant to his men.

- Thomas J. Watson

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